John D. Rockefeller Quotes

Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.

I only scream and scratch when something's only 'really good' or 'good', I want to be great, or let's go home.

Good is the enemy of great.

If you're working, and you're not trying to be great, give up.

I never had goals to be in the top 10 or top five in the world. I just try to find the borders, find what level I can reach. I have a good team around me, so hopefully it's going to get even better.

I always shoot for the moon in my work, so that I'm happy when I land on the roof.

Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.

If you reach for the highest of ideals, you shouldn't settle for less than the stars.

If you succeed at most of your activities, your goals are set much too low.

If you're not out there taking some risks, if you're just coasting along with your wins, then you're not really trying.

I'm always wanting to do the impossible.

To come up short when you reach too far is not such a bad thing rather than not to reach at all, right?

Many people who want to be great aren't willing to do the work to make it possible!

The more one has seen of the good, the more one asks for the better.

There's an expression: Great is the enemy of the good. Sometimes in trying to be great, you make a mess of things.

But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And also his creative spirit. You know he really, really wants to do something great.

Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?

If you strive for the moon, maybe you'll get over the fence.

Conor McGregor set this bar, and I'm trying to break it. If you're not trying to break it, then why are you in the game?

I always believe shooting for the stars, and at the very least, you can land on the moon.

You never know what your best is. I can't limit myself to a 60 and say it is my best. If I can chase any total and if I win matches for India, then only it would be my best.

Good is the enemy of great. And that's one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great.

It's not a problem to be great and do good things.

Let your dreams outgrow the shoes of your expectations.